A Brief History of Chanel’s Daring Use of Colorful, Eccentric Makeup on the Runway
Every season, Chanel innovates on the classics: sets become more and more over the top, a tweed suit becomes new again, and makeup gets brighter and brighter with every show. In the ’90s, models like Claudia Schiffer wore simple ponytails with dark eyeshadow, while in at the brand’s Fall 2012 show Miranda Kerr sported daring, bedazzled brows and today in Paris model Kaia Gerber wore whimsical monochromatic makeup in her Chanel Haute Couture debut. Revisit those daring looks and more colorful highlights from the Chanel runway here.
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer wore plenty of bold, black eyeshadow paired with a high ponytail at Chanel’s Haute Couture Fall/Winter 1995 fashion show.
At the 2003 Fall Haute Couture show, Linda Evangelista wore a frosted silver eye and a glossy mauve lip the
A glossy magenta lid was the perfect compliment to the colorful hair accessories on the 2003 Haute Couture spring runway.
Models at Chanel’s 2007 Haute Couture show rocked jewels on their eyes, a swipe of blush along their cheekbones, exaggerated lashes and a feathered hair piece.
Australian beauty Miranda Kerr made embellished eyebrows the ultimate beauty statement at the Fall 2012 show.
At Chanel’s Spring 2014 show, models wore an electric purple, red, and blue eye paired with blunt bangs.
At Chanel’s 2014 Haute-Couture Spring show, model Anna Ewers made the case for a bold, glittered cat eye, and a lion-esque ‘do.
At Chanel’s Fall 2015 show, Cara Delevingne’s extra bold brows called for an extremely neutral lip.
At Chanel’s Fall 2016 show, the classic smoky eye got an upgrade courtesy of a lid-sweeping “quilted” effect.
An exaggerated frosted blue eye with hints of silver shimmer on the lower lash line was the look at Chanel’s Spring 2016 fashion show.
At the Spring 2017 show, models wore playful pink makeup on their eyes and lips to match their sporty ensembles.
At the Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017 show, models paired their Chanel tweet suits with the ultimate rainbow smoky eye.
As showcased on French beauty Lily-Rose Depp, models at the Chanel Pre-Fall 2017 fashion show paired a messy ponytail with a heavily contoured eye and neutral face.
At Chanel’s Fall 2017 show, model Bella Hadid took eyeliner to new heights.
At Chanel’s Spring 2018 fashion show, models wore bold blue eyeshadow paired with an orange lip color and contoured cheekbones.
Model Kaia Gerber wore monochromatic pink makeup on her eyes, cheeks and lips at the Chanel Spring 2018 show.
